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VOLATILITY REGIME ANALYSIS - Enhanced Multi-Factor (NQ)
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REPORT REFRESH
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Saved refresh: Fri, Jun 5, 2026, 4:14 PM EDT
Saved session: post-close
Report date: 2026-06-05
Table note: Completed CME sessions; Friday can remain the latest row after a weekend refresh.
š” CURRENT MARKET SNAPSHOT
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VXN: 30.85 (+7.63) š“
NQ Term: BACKWARDATION (-11.3%) ā ļø
āā 20d RV 24.8 is above 60d RV 22.0: near-term volatility is outrunning the medium-term baseline.
NQ: 28827.25 (Session: -5.45%) š“
Contract: /NQM26
Weekly Momentum: NQ: -32.8 (1w: -216.0) strong bear š“ | SATY -29.8 ST -50 EMA -50 D +47.2
Semis RS: SMH/QQQ: 0.847 (5d: +3.91%) š¢
10Y Yield: TNX: 44.77 (5d: +0.22) š“
Growth Leadership: QQQ/SPY: 0.978 (5d: +0.35%) š¢
Model note: Using Schwab root /NQ, which auto-resolves to the active front-month E-mini Nasdaq contract.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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š“ Wed 06/10 08:30: CPI
š LAST 10 COMPLETED CME SESSIONS
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Date Day Open High Low Close Range% Move% Vol(M) Regime
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2026-05-22 Fri 29444.00 29749.00 29436.00 29520.75 1.06 + 0.26 0.5 LOW VOL
2026-05-26 Tue 29676.25 30118.75 29676.25 30044.25 1.49 + 1.24 0.7 NORMAL
2026-05-27 Wed 30050.00 30379.00 29877.50 30125.25 1.67 + 0.25 0.6 NORMAL
2026-05-28 Thu 30120.00 30344.50 29763.00 30313.00 1.93 + 0.64 0.5 NORMAL
2026-05-29 Fri 30328.00 30536.00 30216.50 30389.50 1.05 + 0.20 0.6 LOW VOL
2026-06-01 Mon 30415.50 30693.00 30291.50 30522.50 1.32 + 0.35 0.6 LOW VOL
2026-06-02 Tue 30544.75 30763.25 30317.75 30743.00 1.46 + 0.65 0.5 NORMAL
2026-06-03 Wed 30741.75 30807.75 30478.25 30495.00 1.07 -0.80 0.6 LOW VOL
2026-06-04 Thu 30453.00 30603.25 30151.00 30399.50 1.49 -0.18 0.7 NORMAL
2026-06-05 Fri 30414.00 30422.00 28817.75 28827.25 5.27 -5.22 1.0 HIGH VOL
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š SUMMARY STATISTICS
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Avg Daily Range: 1.78%
Avg Absolute Move: 0.98%
Avg Volume: 0.6M contracts
Last Day Volume: 1.0M contracts (155% of avg)
š REGIME BREAKDOWN:
NORMAL āāāāāāāāāā 5 days (50%)
LOW VOL āāāāāāāāāā 4 days (40%)
HIGH VOL āāāāāāāāāā 1 days (10%)
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šÆ TODAY'S PREDICTION
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Last 3 days regime: LOW VOL ā NORMAL ā HIGH VOL
Last 3 days direction: BEAR ā CHOP ā BEAR
Range trend: 1.07% ā 5.27%
š Range expanding: Volatility increasing
š§ BASELINE REGIME: HIGH VOL š„
š LIVE REGIME NOWCAST: HIGH VOL š„
āā Live tape is broadly in line with the completed-session baseline.
š EXPECTED DIRECTION: BEARISH š
ā” CONFIDENCE: āāā ā
š REGIME CHANGE PROB: āāā ā
CONFIDENCE FACTORS:
Regime Consistency āāāāāāāāāā āāā
Range Stability āāāāāāāāāā āā
VXN Alignment āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
Volume Health āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
REGIME CHANGE SIGNALS:
Range Expanding āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
NQ Term āāāāāāāāāā āāā āā āāāā āā āāāāā āāā āā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāāāā
Event Risk āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāā
Regime Instability āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāā
Cross-Asset Stress āāāāāāāāāā ā āāāāāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā
š STRATEGY IMPLICATIONS:
⢠Expect fast moves, quick T1/T2 exits
⢠Options may hit 30-50%+ peaks
⢠Fewer trades but bigger winners
⢠Hard stops are more likely to trigger
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š TODAY'S TRADING PLAN
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š° POSITION SIZING:
⢠50-75% of normal size
ā” REGIME CHANGE WARNING (62% probability):
⢠Conditions may shift from the current regime
⢠Stay flexible and wait for confirmation
⢠Watch the first 30 minutes closely
šÆ DIRECTION BIAS:
⢠Favor NQ downside setups on bounces
⢠Press winners when confirmation stays intact
ā° SESSION TIMING:
⢠9:30 EDT-10:00 EDT: Opening volatility
⢠10:00 EDT-11:30 EDT: Often the cleanest setups
⢠11:30 EDT-2:00 EDT: Lunch lull, be patient
⢠2:00 EDT-4:00 EDT: Late-day trend or reversal window
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š 2-4 DAY SWING PLAN
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SWING BIAS: āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā
SWING SIZE: āāāāāā āā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāā ā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING THESIS: āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāā āā āāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāā āā āāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā
SWING ENTRY: āāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāā āāāāā āāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āāā āāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāā āāāāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāā āāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āā āāāāāāāā āā āāā āāāāā āāāāāāāāā āāāāāā
SWING INVALIDATION: āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āā ā āāāāā āāāā āāāāā āāāāāāāā āā āā āāāāāā āāāāāāāā āāā āāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāā ā āāāā āāāāāāāā
SWING CATALYST WINDOW: āāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāā āāāā āāā āāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāāāāā āāāāāāāāāā āāāāā āāāā āāāāāāāāāāā āāā āāāā āā āāāāāāā āāāāā
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